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Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The state of being under the control of another person (7)
  2. 5. Christian martyr (6)
  3. 7. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice (8)
  4. 9. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  5. 10. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor (13)
  6. 12. In Judeo-Christian mythology (plural) (5)
  7. 13. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (4)
  8. 14. Study of what happened in the past (7)
  9. 15. Language spoken in the USA and the UK (7)

Down

  1. 1. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles (7)
  2. 2. 3rd President of the United States (9)
  3. 4. The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca (10)
  4. 6. Persons who administer the law (9)
  5. 7. United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful (7)
  6. 8. A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk (9)
  7. 11. State capital of Texas on the Colorado River (6)